Last season ended with a dramatic turn, when ras al’ghul appeared and brain-washed Bruce Wayne. It eventually resulted in killing Alfred and then bringing him back to life with the pit water.
It didn’t end up well for Selina Kyle, and she joined the bad guys with whole new goals.
Luckily, Alfred condition brought some sense to Bruce, and he felt responsible.
This forced him to become something different, a savior of Gotham. Here comes the birth of The Dark Night, the Batman.
Penguin on the other side, froze Ed Nigma to death, and now keeping his body trapped into ice, and using it as a display.
Penguin has also been able to get some public sympathy, and is now using it into creating a legal criminal state by issuing a license. Those with licenses can’t be touched by police or the Judges.
Jim Gordon as usual can’t stand it. He is fighting Oswald and his crew. Lucky for him, Bruce can help him, and he is also doing things to rattle Penguin’s plans.
Another interesting thing is the birth of Scarecrow. Jonathan Crane used formula developed by his father to help a gang who is against Penguin. But ends up using it for himself. Scarecrow is one of the finest character the movie Batman Begins was based on. It also helped Ras al Ghul almost take over whole Gotham.
In the coming episodes, we will be seeing even more improved Dark Knight with some suit modifications with the help of Lucius Fox, and a growing threat of Scarecrow. Penguin will keep fighting for some power, and Jim Gordon will be the one putting him into tough situations.
Overall this episode was just okay. It was not much exciting, but helped enough in building a momentum.